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Major Sponsors
Fosters Australia
Lion Nathan
Pina
Schweppes
Channel 9
Ray White
All About Party Hire
Corporate Sponsors
Aussie Signs
Chandler Macleod
Cridlands Lawyers
CYANT
Diageo
Dinah Beach Crusing Yacht Ass.
Dragons Abreast
Dream Media
Empire Liquor
Fish Darwin
Harbottle ALM
Hardy Aviation
Hillbrook Group
Jeff Pinkerton Finance
JR Communications
JR Duty Free
Marsh Pty Ltd
Northline
Palm City Resort
Parap Village Apartments
PC Solutions 4 U
Pernod Ricard
Professionals
PTM Holmes
QBE
Samuel Smith & Sons
Sinclair Knight Merz
Spot on Marine
Steeline
Territory Party Hire
The Yacht Shop
Thomas Chin Pty Ltd
URS
Waterfront Bistro
Winter School of Sailing
Acknowledgements
Yachting NT
NT Government
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Avenal Lockett, Sunday, 7 February 2010
e-LOG DSC's Fortnightly Newsletter
4th February 2010
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There have been a few technical issues with this edition.
Therefore no photos other than those from the previous Log.
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A Very Big Thank You to Volunteers
The “ Thank You” is to the very dedicated Darwin Sailing Club staff who organised and manned the Junior Sailors Fundraising BBQ and to the members who assisted them,
The organising and cooking was carried out by the staff in their own time. A special thank you to Adrian Monro, the organiser and chef, Thank you to the staff members who assisted as chefs: David Omnes, Lea Birch, and Bindi Johnston. Thanks to the club members who assisted the staff, chefs Peter Weir, Murray Cuthbertson and Dan Baschiera.
$257.60 was raised by the BBQ. That is a great effort
The sausages, hamburgers and salads were enjoyed by all those who tasted the fare.
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Happening Around the Club:
Friday 12th - Darwin Dili Rally Launch
The official launch of the Darwin Dili Rally, see page 4 for all the details and your invitation.
Wednesday 17th - Australian Property Institute
Welcome back to the Darwin Sailing Club
Tuesday 23rd.—DSC AGM
The Darwin Sailing Club AGM 7:30PM in the members Lounge
Lost and Found:
Still lost and still to be found in Duncan’s office — is a camera with sailing photos. If it is your camera please see a member of staff.
New Tables:
Very soon you will be seeing new tables appearing, these have been designed and built locally. They will provide a functional lower maintenance replacement for the present tables which have given the club good service but now are getting beyond repair.
News from the Bar:
BAR WORK HAS STARTED!!!!!!!!! We are currently unable to provide tap beer or postmix soft drinks. Some products may be unavailable due to storage limitations. Please ask at the bar if you can’t see your favourite drink. Thank you for your patience. Bindi and staff.
A temporary bar is being established in the members lounge. It is hoped the renovations will be as quick as possible with completion planned for the end of March.
It is very exciting, the renovations are VERY close to starting, there has been an enormous amount of work going on behind the scenes to make the changes as smooth and possible. A big thank you to the bar staff for their very hard work and patience. For the rest of us we can only wait and give them plenty of support, embrace the change, remember the old bar and the temporary bar for tales of the future.
Waterfront Bistro News:
The launch of the new al-a-cart menu April 1st. This will be exciting for the regular dinners and casual visitors.
Saturday 8th May - The Long Ride
The Prostate Cancer Foundation Australia
Click here for more information on this important event.
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Notice of Annual General Meeting
Members are advised the Annual General Meeting of The Darwin Sailing Club Inc. will be held:
Time: 7.30 PM
When: Tuesday 23rd February 2010
Where: In the Clubhouse
Information on the duties and responsibility statements for all Management Committee positions up for election and voting rights click here.
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Sailing Report
31 January 2010
Congratulations Darwin Sailors
Congratulations to all our Darwin sailors who competed in National Sailing Events over the last month. Everyone’s efforts paid off with some great results and many young (and not so young) Darwin sailors holding their own on the national stage.
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CYANT
To Yacht Owners and Crew
Darwin Dili Rally 2010
Dear Sailors
On behalf of the Timor-Leste Darwin Dili Rally organising committee you are invited to the official launch of the Darwin Dili Rally to be held at the Darwin Sailing Club on Friday 12th February 2010 at 6.30pm.
The launch will be officiated by His Honour Minister Alves, the Timor-Leste Minister for Tourism and Minister Rob Knight the Minister for Asian Trade Relations.
You will be able to meet the two Ministers and Timor-Leste officials involved in the organising committee who will provide a brief on Dili. Also invited are the original participants from the 1973 and 1974 Darwin Dili races who reside in Darwin.
As you would be aware, it is proposed that the Rally will commence with a formal starting sequence in Darwin harbour on Saturday 3 July, 2010 at 11.00hrs, with the fastest yachts taking approximately two or three days to sail the 420nms to Dili harbour.
We are assisting the Timor Leste Government with marketing the event, with a focus on yachts from the Northern Territory and also nationally. Further information may be obtained from the website for the event at www.sailtimorleste.org
We look forward to seeing you at the launch, please RSVP for catering purposes to 0418614851 or my email address thanks.
Yours sincerely
S L Woon
Sharon Woon - President 29 January 2010
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Introducing Our New Sailing Manager—David Omnes
Dear members,
The time has come to introduce myself, something I’m not used to doing.
Anyway … here it goes…
My name is David Omnes, and I am the DSC Sailing Manager.
I come from Brest in Brittany, in the West of France, a beautiful country for sailing, a bit windy, a bit of swell, not much sun and fine cool drizzle…
As a kid, there was no other choice but to like the rain and obviously, as a sailor there, your favourite outfit is the 5mm wetsuit all year round.
I’ve always sailed within a club, mainly in Brittany.
I’ve sailed on a variety of boats – from Optimist to 45ft catamarans, and windsurf. I raced on Optimists, Hobie 16 and F18 as well as the Tour de France Voile and offshore races.
I became a dinghy and catamaran instructor in 1995, then a coastal cruising instructor in 2003, started a cruising school with a friend, and taught till 2008.
Aside from sailing I worked as an engineer on sonar systems before enrolling in the French Navy in order to spend more time at sea.
I then spent 3 years as officer of the watch along the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts and sailed around the Indian Ocean twice, driving ships from 130ft to 600ft, before my wife convinced me to settle in Darwin.
But what about Darwin vs Brest?
Stingersuit vs Wetsuit, 8m tidal range vs 7m, cyclone season vs Atlantic lows, 32°C vs 32°F, unsurveyed areas vs rocks everywhere, Coopers vs Bordeaux, sun everyday vs rain everyday, new interesting wildlife, new culture (and language as well)…
I started as a volunteer at the Sailing Club as soon as I arrived in Darwin.
Working as Sailing Manager now is for me a way to give back some of what I received and learnt. And of course learn again and again.
See you soon at the Club or on the water!
Fair winds, David
Members introduce yourselves if you see David around the Club and make him welcome, feel free to assist him in refining his Aussie accent
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Proposed Helipad at Vestey’s Beach
Please give consideration to lodging a submission against this proposal? Submissions are to be lodged to Dept of Lands & Planning by 11 February 2010.
It would be in the Club’s interest and that of residents in the area to lodge an objection due to the following points there are others and people are encouraged to include more in their submissions; safety of small sailing yachts who use the area of water adjacent to the proposed helipad, for which there will be safety concerns due to the ‘down draft’ created by the helicopter during landing and take off; concerns for the impact on the environment in the area there is prolific bird life in the waterways in the area and some are endangered and ongoing noise would impact on their habitat and nesting; bird strikes would create a safety issue for the aircraft and subsequent public in the area; disturbing noise factors for residents and the adjacent schools in the area.
The suggestion from Sunday’s community meeting as raised by John Plummer also a DSC member, is that the airport is barely 2 mins away by air and the helipad should be accommodated there where there is appropriate facilities and no concerns for safety or concerns for flora and fauna in the environment of Vestey’s beach.
Please feel free to pass this around to interested members and residents of the area.
Kind regards
Sharon Woon -President
Cruising Yacht Association of the Northern Territory
Phone 08 89417120
Mob 0418 614 851
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VALE 'Cocky'
Members were saddened by the news of the passing of long time club member Corneius 'Cocky' Goedhardt, the creator and proprietor of The Yacht Shop.
chandlery at the club.
The chandlery started life as Fourcroy marine owned by Rick Edmunds and Hans Vos, in the modest surroundings of the junior clubhouse at the rear at what was known as the Ambon Office and is now the meeting room. They in turn sold it to Steve Smith during the late 1970's. Cocky purchased the business in the mid eighties renaming it The Yacht Shop NT and carried out boat repairs with shipmate 'Baldy Pete' Bonython as well as the retail aspects of the business. It was some 10 years later that his plans to expand took shape and the main structure was erected and extended around 2005. From his upper walkway he spent many a Darwin sunset enjoying arguably the best views of the moored fleet on Fannie Bay with the odd refreshment.
It was no mean feat to realise this dream as those closest to him would attest. A tireless worker with a strict work ethic, to the uninitiated, he was uncompromising in his approach to his business and developed a business range and acquisition equal to or better than any marine discount house in Australia (or to my mind, anywhere else). The proferring of helpful advice was another matter.
A strong supporter of sailing, Cocky took particular interest in the offshore events, especially the demanding Round the Islands Race offshore classic and was its major sponsor. He monitored the position of the competitors during the event and motored out in his dinghy to present the line honours winner with a bottle of 'Bundy' regardless of the time of day. He gave special thought to the prize giving which he held on the Thursday evening following the race and was once seen to hand all three prizes to the winning boat in division 1as all others had retired due to the severity of the conditions.
Hi did not suffer fools and his knowledge of yachts and all things marine was enviable. His responses to what he regarded as inane queries on boating matters are now the subject of folklore around the club and will probably find their way into subsequent club writings.
Sadly, ill health dogged his last years with us but this did little to dim his fighting spirit or enthusiasm for his calling. His passing in this day and age will inevitably mean the loss forever of so much technical knowledge of our sport and pastime. No more the grey haired gentleman enjoying his favourite tipple at the pedestal table outside the sailors bar.
Gone but never forgotten - a proposal mooted by some members to name the Darwin Sailing Club principle start boat in his honour was greeted with universal endorsement.
Barry Stach - Commodore
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Your e-LOG
Dead Line for the next edition: Friday 19th February
Please send your contributions (sailing, social, gossip, photos, birthdays, club news, bar news, official communication with members ...) or feedback about the e-LOG, the club's fortnightly newsletter, to publicity.dsc@gmail.com
or call me, Avenal Lockett, Publicity Officer PH: 0400715060
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